tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71961240860540728872019-01-17T02:44:39.633-07:00DeviousRoseHeart burnt to a crisp somewhere in the Arizona desert.Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-29718763067608841322018-07-24T18:20:00.000-07:002018-08-01T16:00:01.670-07:00World Watercolor Month 2018 Week 3 (July 16-21)Continuing World Watercolour Month from my Week 1 post and my Week 2 post. This is a little blog showing my progress per piece and inspiration - basically a more expanded version of what I've been posting over on Instagram. Yeah, this is late, I know. I had a beach day on Saturday so I had no scanner for my work and really, no inclination to take a break from a wonderful day. I'm keeping thisKrystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-83518727420213538342018-07-19T09:16:00.000-07:002018-07-19T09:22:21.172-07:00World Watercolor Month 2018 Week 2 (July 9-15)Continuing World Watercolour Month from my Week 1 post. This is a little blog showing my progress per piece and inspiration - basically a more expanded version of what I've been posting over on Instagram. Yeah, this is late, I know. I had a beach day on Saturday so I had no scanner for my work and really, no inclination to take a break from a wonderful day. I'm keeping this up for mostly Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-59794243967272885112018-07-09T10:32:00.000-07:002018-07-09T10:33:22.708-07:00World Watercolor Month 2018 Week 1 (July 2-8)So I've been doing World Watercolour Month. I found out about it on July 2, hence why July 1 is missing. But this week I managed to do a piece a day, even hastily on July 2! This is a little blog showing my progress per piece and inspiration - basically a more expanded version of what I've been posting over on Instagram.
In all cases, clicking the image of the finished painting will take you Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-7321819029815722652018-07-04T10:25:00.000-07:002018-07-04T10:30:23.979-07:00Inspirations from Music - EluveitieIt's not even funny. For whatever reason, I keep being really inspired in my art by the music of Eluveitie. Even the band that three of the founding members formed has inspired me to do a piece of artwork so similar to their debut album promo images that I called it fanart:
Left: My drawing. Right: The promo images for Cellar Darling's This is the Sound album.
Quick process of that aboveKrystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-41244805442093059382018-03-24T15:45:00.001-07:002018-07-03T08:23:17.066-07:00Back to the Art Grind
Recently I've gotten back into art. Since January 2017 I determined to draw or paint at least one thing a day. One of my closest, and oldest, friends back in high school and college (I only graduated in 2015) would constantly tell me I was better at drawing than I gave myself credit for. I never believed her, but last year I began thinking- well, does it matter? I'm never going to improve ifKrystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-58315493694151879672018-03-21T21:25:00.004-07:002018-03-21T21:25:51.464-07:00Rose Sorbet Tank (WEBS) + Bordeaux Cabled Hat (upcoming, self-published)I haven't posted in a long time, so here's quickie. At the end of 2015 I was getting ready to move from Arizona to New Hampshire, and for whatever reason in those last two weeks of December, when all my stuff was packed and all, I decided to submit a frenzy of knitting designs to publications that had posted in the Ravelry designers board, and one designs submission to an indie dyer. The latterKrystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-21799013873086144742016-03-25T08:21:00.000-07:002016-03-25T08:21:11.230-07:00Infestation MKAL- Live and Running!
Pattern page linked by clicking on photo, or here.
That MKAL (mystery knit along) I blogged about in a past post, the one designed to use a single skein of Knitting in France yarn in DK weight, is finally up and running! Clue 1 launched at midnight, and the pattern will remain at the discounted price of $1.00 (in USD) for the rest of today. MKAL sign-ups, on Ravelry, will continue through Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0Durham, NH, USA43.1339545 -70.9264392999999743.041236500000004 -71.087800799999968 43.2266725 -70.765077799999972tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-73731189982208103562016-02-29T09:07:00.000-07:002016-02-29T09:07:02.659-07:00Evolution: Alpha Testing FiberyGoodness.com's New Feature Concept
Here's an evolution of sorts- from plain, rustic tools to spin an even, practical yarn to a wheelspun, still practical, but principally aesthetic yarn. Yarn on left spun for S3 Module 1: Neolithic.
I am alpha testing- yes, ALPHA- testing something for Fibery Goodness! I don't think beta testing begins for another few weeks- test for FiberyGoodness's new project/feature concept in Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0New Hampshire, USA43.1938516 -71.57239529999998240.2699256 -76.735969299999979 46.117777600000004 -66.408821299999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-72324877833302410152016-02-19T00:31:00.000-07:002016-02-19T00:31:07.329-07:00Atlantis is Calling Cowl Pattern Released- Drive-by Coupon Code!
Pattern is now live on Ravelry! Get it FREE by reading down below.
I forgot to put the coupon code up on my own site! Silly me, right? It was the first thing I was supposed to have prepared and I only remembered thanks to a pm I received on Ravelry. But I am putting it on here now! Atlantis is Calling is a bulky and cozy, yet lacy and lightweight cowl that balances bold,
Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-71797393450163975612016-02-08T21:11:00.000-07:002016-02-09T11:09:16.201-07:00Understanding HOW to Cook- My Flavour Philosophy
A classic rotisserie chicken, but with apples added and cloves studded along the center of the bird. This adds not so much sweetness as it does contrasting flavour, plus pungency, to what is can be anywhere from mellow to heavily seasoned fare.
If you are like me and LOVE to try new foods, or are just one of those, "I'll try any food at least once" sort of people, then you sometimes buy "Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-72992685973405301202016-02-06T22:08:00.000-07:002016-02-06T22:13:23.226-07:00Upcoming Designs, the Redding Method, the Cassandra Wheel, S3: A Revitalization
"Atlantis is Calling" will be released mid to late February. It's gorgeously complex-looking but simple to whip out, and oh so cozy and luxurious.
I've been busy designing more than ever, including submitting to knit
and crochet publishers. One of those designs has been accepted, and I
won't say much other than that it is a spring/summer top built off an
idea I had when I made my Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-19443560652413091222016-01-08T14:10:00.000-07:002016-01-08T14:10:13.412-07:00From Sliced Bread into Savoury Goodness
Both made the same way, and just as tasty. I devoured that salad and every tasty crouton on it.
I just moved recently. Last Saturday, in fact. And in doing so I became a poor grad student instead of a poor, but still endowed with good enough financial aid university student. So, I have lived in my new place less than a week and I still lack a toaster, microwave, coffee machine, Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com1Durham, NH, USA43.1339545 -70.9264392999999743.041236500000004 -71.087800799999968 43.2266725 -70.765077799999972tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-22889413355634880222015-11-27T20:18:00.000-07:002015-11-27T20:20:55.980-07:00Oakberry Graduation Shawl
As full a view as I could get, plus one of the darling little acorns on the sides. Knitter details on how to modify it to make the colourwork yourself are here. Less knitterly details are here.
A couple months ago I stumbled upon the Oakberry shawl pattern by Carol Sunday. It was so beautiful that I, who had never bought a pattern on Ravelry before in my 6 years of membership, did not Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-15598099262136072982015-11-25T10:08:00.000-07:002015-11-27T19:38:55.929-07:00Poison Apple Pie
I meant to release this recipe Monday as a potential Thanksgiving or other kick-off-the-holidays treat, but I'm releasing it now. If you know how to make pies and are good at them, this should be a quick little thing to whip up and bake. If you don't, fear not. Making them isn't hard- prep work will take about an hour the first time, but if you follow all instructions and grab some Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-83506598089620551272015-08-10T13:39:00.000-07:002015-08-10T13:39:27.327-07:00My First MKAL (Corinthian Order) is over!
WOW. I knew that I was insane when I decided to turn a modification of a lace stitch into its own, totally unique lace stitch, and moreso when I decided to turn it into a full-length shawl with 3 shapes. Then I decided that instead of pattern testing, I'd knit 2 more prototypes (self-testing) and then start an MKAL, Corinthian Order, after ironing out as many issues as possible. And now, Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-55357219859706964692015-07-29T10:00:00.000-07:002015-08-07T14:35:42.136-07:00Farmer's Market Recipe: Chocolate Pasta with Pecan-Squash Pesto and Sausage (savoury)
A dish summery in appearance, with autumn flavours
Sometimes, when you go to the Farmer’s Market, an ethnic grocery store, or an organic store, you buy something really unusual, whether because it interested you, morbid curiosity, or just ‘cause. This post is borne of such a buy: chocolate linguine from a pasta stall I’ve purchased before. I have been interested in the chocolate pasta Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0Tucson, AZ, USA32.2217429 -110.9264789999999731.791571400000002 -111.57192599999998 32.6519144 -110.28103199999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-58221588664977159122015-07-25T23:55:00.001-07:002015-08-07T14:37:19.475-07:00Natural Dye Day: Saffron and Pecan Shells Recipe and Tutorial
The same skein, dyed with pecan shells, under 2 different light sources, artificial and natural. Both are accurate- the vibrancy dye from pecan shells is very sensitive to light, but thus far the skein has NOT faded in any way.
Okay, so I had a previous post about natural dyeing, about lemongrass. I had also written one earlier this year about pecan shells, but the mobile app lost it Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-30575721983106661542015-07-23T23:28:00.001-07:002015-07-24T13:32:02.910-07:00Tour de Fleece 2015 Challenge Day! Dyed locks and plying
Spun up on my Greensleeves Damsel Monique spindle to take the thicker, textured single
So, I accidentally missed the last Challenge Day of this Tour de Fleece because I wasn't paying too much attention to the schedule other than start and end dates. This is also the first time I have participated, and I only heard of this a couple months ago since I just got into spinning this January, soKrystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-90675764172745620422015-07-18T18:38:00.000-07:002015-07-18T18:38:35.287-07:00First Dip into Natural Dyes- Lemongrass!I've always wanted to try natural dying, since I first read instructions in the English textbook I had in first grade about how to dye a shirt various colours using different weeds. I've tried the occasional coffee bath on my yarn, but it usually washed out. I have since found out that it was because I ought to have let it soak for a while, after looking up countless tutorials and help pages Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-3969030816063586432015-06-26T10:05:00.001-07:002015-06-30T11:15:09.652-07:00Corinthian Order: My First Lace Pattern, First Shawl Pattern, AND First MKAL!
Corinthian Order is a basic top-down shawl or stole available in triangular, crescent, and rectangular (stole/scarf) shapes. The main body can be lace or stockinette, and can be a different colour than the border.
I am going to be a running an MKAL (mystery knit-a-long) for my first published knitted lace pattern, which is also my first published shawl pattern. Corinthian Order is inspired Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-26502730950882329222015-05-09T21:43:00.000-07:002015-05-09T22:05:37.406-07:00My Firsts: Fleeces and Supported Spindle by TheDancingGoats!
Left: Flicked Churro locks, rolled up into faux rolags. Right: Osage orange/hedge apple Russian spindle and vortex talking bowl from The Dancing Goats. The spindle has some of the Churro fleece, spun from the lock, on it.
As the title suggests, I just got a hold of my first fleeces and my first supported spindle. The fleeces were from The Spinning Loft and the spindle was a Russian Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0Tucson, AZ, USA32.2217429 -110.9264789999999731.791571400000002 -111.57192599999998 32.6519144 -110.28103199999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-19578419403737619442015-03-15T16:35:00.000-07:002015-03-15T16:35:41.048-07:00Phat Fiber Box: "C'est la vie" themed sampler box + North Star Alpacas reviewWell, with my spinning/dying craze going strong, I managed to snag a Phat Fiber sampler box on my first try. It will be a mixed box with both yarns and fibers, and I look forward to trying them and doing a "little review" type thing for the contributors once I get into their samples. Speaking of which, I actually had never heard of Phat Fiber until I bought some amazing alpaca roving from NorthKrystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-84687489098334483332015-02-10T11:21:00.000-07:002015-02-10T11:21:09.726-07:00Owlie Stitch Markers and Valentine's Day Sale!
I've just entered these cute little owl stitch markets into my Etsy shop. They are large, 12 mm stitch markers that can fit up to a US 17/12 mm needle. The picture below shows them on a US 11/ 8 mm knitting needle, so you get an idea of how well they work for chunky and bulky knits.
They also work equally well on smaller needles- I used a similar pair successfully on US 8/ 5 mm needles Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-91992628938267284932015-02-01T12:40:00.004-07:002015-02-01T13:01:44.733-07:00Rosewood Cowl is Live!I have finally had my Rosewood Cowl pattern tested and tried, and it is live on Ravelry for $3.00 USD! The pattern has two downloads, one for the pattern proper and a step-by-step photo tutorial for the rosebuds, which are extremely easy to make, just difficult to demonstrate by words alone.
Logistics:
-210-340 yards DK or worsted weight yarn in main colour (testers' yardages varied wildly Krystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196124086054072887.post-12256078643001112292015-01-30T23:35:00.001-07:002015-02-01T10:15:21.748-07:00No Need to be a Hooker: Needle-and-Thread "As You Go" Bead Method for Knitting and Crocheting
If you are here for this tutorial alone, scroll down to the dashed line. PDF download available below.
I know the basics of bead knitting, but because I often dislike sparkles, I never tried it. But last week I finally realized what to do with the 200 yards of Jojoland Cashmere I'd purchased for $20 from my LYS during a summer sale last year, and I wanted beads. I couldn't do hook-as-youKrystallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395759638169856009noreply@blogger.com0